Variable-fluid-supplying device



Patented July 8, 1924.

AUSTIN C. WHIPDEN, OF IJOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.-

VARIABLE-FLUID-SUPIPLYING DEVICE Application filed September 24,1923. Serial No. 664,485

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUs'rIN C. \VHIDDEN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

Los Angeles, inthe county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Variable-Fluid-Supplying Device, of which the following is a specification. t

' Thisinvention relates to means for delivering from different sources various characters of liquid ranging froma pure liquid delivered from only one of the sources through all degrees of mixture with liquidfrom another source, to a pure liquid delivered from the other source only, and the device is particularly designed for drawing from hot and 'cold Water sources a stream of water having any desired'temperature between and including that of each of said sources.

An object of the invention isto provide simple and effective means for opening and closing the hot and cold water valves singly or simultaneously as desired, and to so com 7 struct the operating means that it will actuate both valves alike or disproportionately as desired. i l

The invention is broadly new.basic and pioneer in that the positions of the hotand 7 cold water valves are determined by the o eration and the position of a wedging b ock thatcan be moved to operate the hot and cold water valves equally or unequally to open both in proportional relation, or either of them independently of the other.

An object of the invention is to provide simple means for mixing and delivering hot and cold water at a predetermined temperature. I

- An object is to provide an appliance of the character stated, that is especially adapted for use with wash bowls and tubs and which in connection therewith will be mainly hidden from in front; only a hand lever and discharge spout being exposed above and at the rear of the bowl or tub, andthese parts being adapted to ornamental and porcelain or plated finish.

An object of the invention is to provide an appliance of the class referred to that is cheap. simple and durable in construction; and easy to assemble. install and operate. 'Q

Features oi the invention are shown in the construction, combination and arrangement of the-parts to secure ease for adjustment and operation of the lever block;

-Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from the accompanying drawing, the subjoined detail descriptionand the appended claims.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention.

- Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a wall wash bowl provided with a water control appliance constructed in accordance N with this invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmental section on line x Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmental section on line as, Fig. .2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental section on lines 00*, Figs. 2 and 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view of the adjustable block for the handlever,

Fig. 6 is a side view of the adjustable block on a slightly smaller scale.

Fig. 7 is a front view of the block.

Fig. 8 is a section through the block on line a Figs. 5 and 6.

Fig. 9 is a section on and 6.

Fig. 10 is a cross section on line :22, Fig.

line :12, Figs. 5

Fig. 11 is a cross section on line m, Fig. 7.

Fig. 12 is a cross section on line m Fig. 7.

Fig. 13 is a fragmental section on line 00 Figs. 2, 4 and 5 omitting the guide rods.

The water or fluid control appliance 1 isshown operatively connected to a wash bowl 2 which can be of any desired construction; but is preferably provided with an apron 3 that extends rearwardly and upwardly and is connected to a wall 4 in any well known way as by means of the bolts 5, see Fig. 2.

A forked bracket 6 is secured to the rear of the bowl 2 as by bolts 7and has a rocker bearing .8 pivoted between the forks on a bolt pin 9; and provided with a socket 10 in which the lower end 11 of an intermediately threaded hand lever 12 is journalled, supporting on its threads 13 an adjustable reversely thickened oscillating valve-operating wedging block or member ltthreaded thereon and having an intermediate thin part as at 0, cl. 6, f. The upper portion of the lever 12' extends through a guide slot 15 in the apron 3 and has a handle 16 secured thereto. Preferably the threaded portion 13 is constructed with a quick thread as best illustrated in Fig. 13.

The rocker bearing 8 has side lugs 17 to which upright guide rods 18- are secured as by nuts 19, 20. 1

The rods 18 extendupward through openings 21 in the block 14 to a position slightly higher than a boss 22 on the lever 12, and also through a plate 23 that is seated on the boss 22; and the upper ends of the rods 18 are secured to the plate 23 by nuts 24, 25 by which means the lever 12 is securely but loosely mounted in the rock hearing '8 sothat itcan be rotated to drive the block 14 upward or downward on the screw 13 and rods 18; and also, so that it can be pivotally moved on pin 9 and actuated forward or backward in the slot 15 to move the block 14 in the arc of a circle to open the hot and cold water valves 26, 27 or to permit them to be closed by the springs 28, 29' that normally hold the valves closed. Said valves 26, 27 respectively control the hot and cold water passage 26, 27' to the common passage or outlet as at 41.

Springs'28. 29 are arranged between the stationary abutments 30 that are integral with the valve casings 3'1, 32 and the bosses 33 on the valve stems 34, 34.

The outer ends of these stems are provided with anti-friction bearings 35, 35'

that are shown as balls actuated by the side walls of the block 14.

Hot and cold water pipes 36, 37 are con-- nected with the respective Valve casings 31, 32 through which the water passes when the valves are open to pipes 38, 39 that are connected to a common pipe 40 that forms a mixing chamber and terminates in the discharge nozzle 41 over the bowl 2.

The foregoing construction of the hot and cold water valve is for the purpose of illustration, it being understood that I may employ any standard valve and pipe connection adaptable to the construction, arrangement and assembly of my appliance.

Block 14 can be adjusted and actuated to open either of the valves 26, 27 separately, or both together in various proportions; that is, both valves can be opened equally or one more than the other.

The block 14 is provided with inclined surfaces a, a that are arranged to open the. valves 26, 27 separately when the block is moved up or down on the guides 18 by the screw 13. When the block is moved downward the inclined surface a actuates the ball 35, stem 34, to open valve 26 During this downward movement of the block, the valve 27 is permitted to remain closed by reason of the construction and arrangement of the surface I) that is opposite to valves will open.

The reverse or upward movement of the block on the screw 13 and guides 18 will reverse the operation of thewalves. \Vhen the block is moved upward the surface a will engage the ball 35 and through the stem 34. open the valve 27, and the surface b which is substantially the counter part of b in reverse position, will not actuate the valve 26 unless forward\movement is given to the block; in which \latter event both valves will open.

The valves 26, 27 are normally closed when the block 14 is in a position in .which the balls 35, 36 .are at its "front edge 44 and at mid-center thereof; or with the balls engaging neutral places on the surfaces 6, Z) in either of which positions a forward arc movement of the block will cause both valves to open an equal amount.

The block 14 has a rectangular rear surface 45 and rear side portions 46, 47 that are rectangular; the rectangular portion of other side 47 is provided with a similar,

rectangular surface; and forward of these I spaces are arranged the surfaces for actuating the valves 26 and 27. These surfaces a, a and Z), 12 are arranged on opposite sides of the block and in staggered relation. to one another;*tl1at is, the face a is -opposite to the face 7) and the face a, opposite the face 6'; and these faces or planes are arranged so that the face a intersects the face i b at the line 0, d and the face a intersects the face I) at the line 6, f.

Referring particularly to Fig. 6, the face a begins at the top of the block 14 on a line m, 'n, that extends perpendicular to planes across the front 44 and back 45 of the block; and from the line m, n, the face a extends downward toward the line 0, d, in a plane in which the forward line, a, d is inclined inwardly toward the center of the block and the line m, 0, extending perpendicular to line m, n and parallel to the back edge line w-y of the block; and terminates at the line 0, d. s

The face 6 begins on the line 0, 79 that is inclined from the point 0 inward toward the center of the block;- and it extends up ward in a plane with the lines a. d and o, 0 thereof parallel to the back edge line may of the block; and terminates in the line 0, d; and the construction and arrangement of the surfaces 0, b are substantially like that of the surfaces a, I), except that they are on the side 47 of the block and their position reversed;

In practice the parts are assembled as If the operator desires to obtain hot and cold water in equal proportion, the lever 12 is moved forward in 'the slot 15 which causes theblock to move forward in an arc and also causes the equally inclined surfaces I), I) through the connection described to open the valves 26, 27 equally.

- Assuming'that only hot water is desired and that valve 26 is the one to be actuated, the lever 12 is turned on its axis todrive the block downward until the surface a. opens the valve 26 and during this movement the cold water valve remains closed. Then as suming that with the hot water valve 26 is opened by surface a and that the operator desires to reduce the temperature of the water, the lever is drawn forward, thus causing the outwardly inclined surface I) to open thecold water valve in any degree until it equals the opening of the hot water valve. In other words the forward movement of the block 14 in an are eventually moves both balls 35, 35 to the rectangular side surfaces 46, 47 that are equally distant from the center of the block, so that both valves are opened equally.

When only cold water is desired, or a reduction of temperature is to be accomplished, the reverse movement of the parts it ts. in order.

By the foregoing construction, combination and arrangements of the parts of my appliance, the hot and cold water valves can be opened separately at any point up to and including full flow and actuated together to open equally or unequally in various proportions.

I claim:

1. The fluid controlling appliance 'set forth comprising valves adapted to discharge through a single outlet; a reversely thickened wedging block having an intermediate thin portion interposed between and connected to operate said valves; and a lever for actuating said block to open and close said valves.

2. The fluid controlling appliance set forth comprising valves; stems to said valves; a reversely thickened wedging block having an intermediate thin part interposed between said stems; and a threaded lever for moving the blocks to actuate the block to open and close the valves.

3. The fluid controlling appliance .set forth comprising valves adapted to normall v. close passages;.ste1ns to said valves; a \vedgin-g block having inclin'e'ddaces interposed between the free ends of, and arranged to separate said stems; and a pivotall v mounted threaded lever for actuating said block up and down and forward and back to open said valves.

l. T he appliance set forth comprising valves adapted to normally close passages; stems lo-said valves; said'stenis elvtending from said valves toward and adjacent to one another; anti-friction bearings on the adjacent ends of said stems; a wedging block arranged between and adapted to op crate on said bearings; a lever having a threaded portion extending through said block; guides for *saidblock; and a rocking bearing on whichsaid lever is rot-atably mounted, said block adapted to be moved on and by said lever to open said valves.

- 5. The fluid controlling appliance set forth comprising valves adapted to normally close passages to a common outlet;

stems to said valve; said stems extending from said valves toward and arranged with their free ends adjacent one another and inaxial alinen'icnt; ball bearings on the free ends of said stems; a wedging block arranged between said bearings; and means for moving said block in an'arcto open said valves. H 1

6. The fluid controlling appliance set forth comprising valves adapted to .nor-. mally close passages to a common passage: axially alined 'stems .to said valves; said stems extending from said valves toward each other-and arranged with their free ends adjacent each other; ball bearin s on the free ends of said stems; a wedging lock arranged between said bearings and adapted to be adjusted upward or downward to open said valves separately; and means for moving said block in an arc to open both of said valves.

7 The water controlling appliance for receptacles set forth comprisin a bowl; a bracket on said bowl; a rocking caring pivoted on the free end of the bracket; a lever having one end rotatably mounted in said bearing; a block adjustable on said lever, said block being movable in an arc; and valves adjacent said block that are adapted to be opened by movement of said block according to adjustment on said lever or movement in an arc.

8. The water controlling appliance for receptacles set forth comprising a bowl having an apron with a slot therethrough; a bracket attached to said bowl; a rocking bearing pivotally connected to said bracket; a lever rotatably mounted in said bearin said lever extending upward through t e slot in the apron of said bowl and normally arranged in a vertical position; a wedging block movable upward and downward on .valves for the passages respectively; .a

wedging block-having various wedging faces to actuate said valves; .and. means adapted to move the block in one direction to'cause valve operation-and in another-direction to causea ditl'erent valve operation.

10. The -:fiuid controlling appliance set forth comprising valves adapted to normally close passages; stems'to said valves; a wedgiug block having inclined faces interposed between the free ends of said .stemsrand means to move said block up and down and-forward and back to open andclose said valves.

L11. A'fluid controlling device comprising passages; valves for'said passages respec tively; awedging "block having vvarious Wedging' faces to operate said. valves; and means adapted to move the/block in one direction to cause operation of one of said.

valves.';and in anotherdirec-tion to cause operation of anotherof said valves, and in a third-direction to cause simultaneous operation-of-both of said valves.

I '12. A :fiuid controlling appliance comprising passages to conduct liquids of different characters, valves .to control said pascontrol said passages respectively; H means to'open any one of said valves 'inde-; .pendently of the other, to permit a stream' sages respectively; and means to op'enany one of saidvalves independently of the other,-to, permit a stream of 'liquidhaving a predetermined volume up to and including full flow to escape fromone of said passages, said means also being adapted to open another of said valves at any point up to and including full flow and simultaneously close the-first opened valve a predetermined distance to change thecharacter of the escaping liquid Withoutc-hanging the volume.

13. A fluid controlling appliance comprising passages to conduct liquids of different characters to acontainer, valvesto and ofliquid having predetermined volume up .to andffincluding fullfflow-to be discharged into. said container from one of;

said passages, saidmeans' also being'adapt'e'd to open another of said valves at any oint --up to and including full flow and s1multaneously close the first opened valve a "predetermined distance to permit I another stream of liquid to' be discharged into-said container to, change the character of the liquid deposited in said container without v changing the volume of liquid flowing thereinto, I

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, Ca1ifornia, this 15th day of September, 1923.

AUSTIN C. WI-IIDDEN. Witnesses: I

ARTHUR F. LARRABEE, JAMES R. Townsnnn' 

